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The 2013 IDA Congress Istanbul was canceled due to force majeure given the present circumstances in Turkey and current travel advisories issued by governments internationally, explains Allison DaCosta, project manager for the IDA Congress.
At the time this decision was made, there was a travel warning in many parts of the world. As our congress attracts attendees from around the world, it is the responsibility of the IDA Partners to consider the significance of this warning and its potential effects on the congress attendees and make a decision in collaboration cheap plane tickets canada with the host, says DaCosta. The announcement to cancel was made on July 15. The Canadian government currently has no official nationwide travel warnings for Turkey, but suggests travelers to Turkey exercise a high degree of caution and advises against non-essential travel near the border with Syria. Likewise, the U.K. s Foreign and Commonwealth Office currently cheap plane tickets canada advises against travel to areas of southeast Turkey near the border with Syria.
The IDA is a strategic partnership between the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, the International Council of Communication Design, and the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers all based in Montreal. The IDA Education and Research cheap plane tickets canada Conference, scheduled for November 15, was also canceled. Member organization Istanbul cheap plane tickets canada Technical University was the host of the Congress, which was going to be held at Istanbul Congress Center.
cheap plane tickets canada This was to be just the second IDA Congress the first was held in Taipei in 2011 and attracted about 3,000 attendees. cheap plane tickets canada The 2013 IDA Congress will not be rescheduled. The IDA Partners and ITU understand that a congress of this caliber can t be relocated or reproduced in a short time span as it s a very big undertaking cheap plane tickets canada for both the host and the IDA Partners, says DaCosta.
cheap plane tickets canada Many cities across Turkey, including Istanbul, were subject to antigovernment protests, cheap plane tickets canada riots, and demonstrations in June, leading to many arrests. cheap plane tickets canada There are currently no specific travel warnings to Turkey from the U.S. State Department; however, on August 2, the State Department did issue a travel alert through August 31 for Americans traveling to the Middle East and North Africa.
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